Here’s a breakdown of this week’s events around the golf world:
PGA Tour: The RSM Classic
When and where: Thursday-Sunday, Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Purse: $7.6 million ($1,368,000 to winner)
2023 winner: Ludvig Åberg
Notables in the field: Åberg, Stewart Cink, Harris English, Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Sepp Straka, Camilo Villegas
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Thursday and Friday, Noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app)
- Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (GC/app)
Notes: Final event of the FedExCup Fall and the last official PGA Tour event of 2024. … The top 125 in FEC points will earn exempt status on Tour in 2025. … Nos. 51-60 in points will earn spots in the ’25 AT&T Pebble Beach and Genesis Invitational signature events. … Åberg is making his first start since undergoing knee surgery in September to repair a torn medial meniscus.
LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship
When and where: Thursday-Sunday, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida
Purse: $11 million ($4 million to winner)
2023 winner: Amy Yang
Notables in the field: Lauren Coughlin, Ayaka Furue, Hannah Green, Brooke Henderson, Jin Young Ko, Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda, Haeran Ryu, Lilia Vu, Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Thursday and Friday: 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app); 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel/app)
- Saturday: 2-5 p.m. (app); 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel, tape-delayed)
- Sunday: 1-4 p.m. (NBC/Peacock/app)
Notes: Final event of the 2024 season with a field of 60 qualifiers. … The winner will earn the largest paycheck in tour history ($1.6 million more than this year’s U.S. Women’s Open winner Yuka Saso). … Winners will also be determined for the season-long Race to the CME Globe, Vare Trophy (scoring average), rookie of the year and money title.
DP World Tour: BMW Australian PGA Championship
When and where: Wednesday-Saturday, Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane, Australia
Purse: $2 million (Australian)
2023 winner: Min Woo Lee
Notables in the field: Cam Davis, Jason Day, Lee, Marc Leishman, Geoff Ogilvy, Victor Perez, Cameron Smith
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Wednesday-Saturday: 8-9:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app); 9:30 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Golf Channel/app)
Notes: First event of the 2024-25 DP World Tour schedule. … Co-sanctioned by the Australasian Tour. … Notable winners include Adam Scott (2013, 2019), Smith (2017, 2018), Harold Varner III (2016), Greg Norman (1984, 1985), Seve Ballesteros (1981) and Hale Irwin (1979)
